New York Botanical Garden

The New York
Botanical Garden is located in the Bronx, just across Route 1 from the Bronx
Zoo.It sits on 250 acres land once
owned by tobacco magnate Pierre Lorillard and opened in 1891.In addition to hosting thousands of species,
the New York Botanical Garden is one of the world’s premier research centers
into botany and plant genetics.

There’s a
lot to see while you’re here.The Enid
A. Haupt Conservatory features plants from all over the world, including rain
forest and desert.Tune up your senses
for an assault of color, texture, and scent as you stroll through the Peggy
Rockefeller Rose Garden.A fifty acre
patch of virgin forest includes trees that are more than 200 years old.

The New York
Botanical Garden is easily accessible by subway.There’s no better place to escape the hustle
of Manhattan than here.